LSAC News
Iglesia named winner of the 2012 Gabor A. Somorjai Award for Creative Research in Catalysis
January 13, 2012
The American Chemical Society (ACS) National Awards Office for 2012 has announced Professor Enrique Iglesia the winner of the 2012 Gabor A. Somorjai Award for Creative Research in Catalysis.
This award recognizes outstanding theoretical, experimental, or developmental research that has helped the advancement of understanding or application of catalysis. It is sponsored by the Gabor A. and Judith K. Somorhai Endowment Fund.
Professor Iglesia and most of the other 2012 ACS National Award recipients will be honored at an award ceremony during the spring ACS national meeting in San Diego.
C&E News is publishing profile pieces on each of the award winners. Find professor Iglesia's profile here.
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ACS 2012 National Award Winners
C&E News - Professor Iglesia's Profile
C&E News - Other Award Winner Profiles
NACS Fall 2011 Newsletter
December 8, 2011
The North American Catalysis Society (NACS) has published this years third issue of the NACS Newsletter. This issue inlcudes highlights from the 22nd North American Meeting, information about the 15th International Congress on Catalysis taking place in Munich on July 1-6 of next year, the American Chemical Society National Award winners for 2012, a call for IACS Award Nominations, and other club news.
Download the newsletter here.
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NACS Website
15th International Congress on Catalysis 2012
Iglesia awarded the 2011 Franςois Gault Lectureship
October 4, 2011
The European Federation of Catalysis Societies (EFCATS) has awarded the 2011 Franςois Gault Lectureship to Professor Enrique Iglesia.
The François Gault Lectureship Award, Europe's highest honor in catalysis, is given every two years to a distinguished scientist in the field of heterogeneous catalysis. Iglesia will present several plenary lectures across Europe between the two biennial EUROPACAT meetings held in September 2011 and August 2013.
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College of Chemistry, UC Berkeley
European Federation of Catalysis Societies
GSI Award Winners
September 16, 2011
Congratulations to LSAC's GSI award winners, Kostas Goulas and Robert Carr. Kostas was the recipient of the Dow Excellence in Teaching Award. Robert was the recipient of the Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engeering Outstanding Teaching 2010-11 Award.
